Reclaimed ‘Long Island’ off East Coast could be about twice the size of Marina Bay: Desmond Lee
Around 800ha throughout 3 tracts of land can potentially be reclaimed off East Coast Park in future decades, offering space for brand-new homes and facilities. Dubbed “Long Island”, the land would certainly be approximately twice the measurements of Marina Bay, says Desmond Lee, Minister for National Development and Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration.
” It is very likely that the allocation for common housing will certainly be more than nonpublic housing on Long Island,” Huttons’ Lee says, adding that the HDB condos will likely be introduced either under the Prime or Plus model.
The idea of Long Island would certainly “project coastal projection seawards”, enabling the occurring East Coast Park to be preserved mostly in its existing state, Minister Lee claims. It is going to also develop a covered waterbody, which will emerge as a freshwater reservoir in time, adding to Singapore’s supply of water while even being an area the general public can utilize for water activities.
He continues: “The possibilities of producing a 2nd Sentosa are poor as the state intends to create an inclusive community allowing everybody access to good homes and not just for the wealthy.” He additionally sees that the plan will trigger further investment right into transport connection, with the possibility for an MRT or LRT extension to spread from the Thomson-East Coast Line to Long Island.
Lee Sze Teck, top director of information analytics at Huttons Asia, assesses that at 800ha, Long Island would certainly be similar in dimension to the Kallang-Whampoa estate and can possibly house in between 30,000 and 60,000 all new homes with an excellent mix of commercial, recreation and eco-friendly elements.
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Speaking at a habitat enhancement event at East Coast Park hung on Nov 28, Minister Lee mentions that the property would certainly produce possibilities for future generations of Singapore. “They might build homes, generate work, develop services and facilities that they need, and include around 20 km of new seaside and reservoir parks, expanding from the existing East Coast Park,” he adds.
Regardless, the future projects on Long Island will likely benefit existing exclusive developments along the East Coast, most of which are freehold, Huttons’ Lee concludes. “It may perhaps even boost the capacity for en-bloc in the future.”
The recommended Long Island will integrate seaside protection steps with future reclamation plans for the location, in view of the long-term influence of environmental change which includes ascending water level. “Mean sea levels across Singapore are projected to rise by as much as 1m by the end of this century. When full tides accompany thunderstorm rises, water level could increase by as much as 4 to 5m over mean sea level. This is a really serious concern, since approximately one-third of our island is beneath 5m above mean sea level, and at risk of being inundated by the sea,” Minister Lee details.
Technical research studies will be accomplished to analyze the feasibility of the assignment, with the studies anticipated to take about 5 years. At the same time, residents and stakeholders will be connected to offer feedback and ideas on the plan. Provided the scale of the project, complete preparation and implementation of Long Island “is going to take decades”, Minister Lee claims.
